Sunday, October 2, 2011

l'Eroica

Ciao from Toscana and the world-famous l'Eroica old bike rally. These are photos from Saturday afternoon, some museum exhibits, some bikes ready for the event tomorrow and some looking for new owners. Wonderful names from the past like Legnano, Gloria, etc. were represented well. The tiny town of Gaiole in Chianti was full of vendors offering old bikes and parts to complete your own restoration project. It seemed a lot like an old car rally but the participants not so stuffy. Next installment will be photos from the actual event on Sunday, where we donned our new retro-wool jerseys and took to the road, both paved and upaved.

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CycleItalia

Larry and Heather met while leading bike tours in Italy, married soon after, and have since enjoyed almost 30 years of cycling guide experience. We launched CycleItalia in 1998 (after a decade working with another tour operation) to share our unique passion for Italy with you. CycleItalia has its roots in the Italian cycling getaways we planned as a couple during our time off, exploring the little-traveled backroads of untouristed regions, discovering small family-run inns and enjoying authentic country cuisine. We coined the phrase "pedala forte, mangia bene!' (ride hard, eat well!) to describe our philosophy and while imitators come and we've now created Piedmont Cycling Resort to offer complete flexibility for your Italian cycling vacation. Join us!